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Cairo’s 2050 “Cleaner, Greener, Better” Plan Could Displace Thousands

Everybody wants a greener Cairo, but residents don't trust the government's compensation plans. The Egyptian government can't consistently strongarm elections and beat certain citizens to...

GE Partnership With Kinrot Ventures Takes Clean Water Innovation Global

GE has just announced a partnership agreement with Kinrot Ventures, the internationally recognized Israeli trailblazer in VC funding for advanced water technologies. Hot...

Sweden Moots Joint Water Research Projects with Israel

Sweden's interest in new Israel innovated water leakage finder device may result in joint R & D research projects Sweden, a country with a lot...

Ormat Subsidiary Joins Geothermal Rush to Supply Chile’s New Renewable Energy Program

Until this year, Chile's renewable energy standard required only 3.5% of clean electricity by 2020. This year, they raised it to 20%. Now...

Future-Proofing: Key Protection Invented By Israeli Company

Increasingly, we humans are going to have to share our coasts with a new pest we have created. Here's a problem that will get worse...

Arava Institute Joins Forces With American Arabs

The Arava Institue works with Palestinians and Israelis to cooperatively solve the region's environmental challenges As one the most conflict-ridden regions in the world, the...

With Peak Oil Looming, Gulf States Consider Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Huge oil subsidies in the Middle Eastern oil-producing nations mean that residents pay very little for oil. One big problem in getting everyone to reduce...

Since History Can’t Be Bought, The UAE Will Pass A Law To Protect It

The Al Fahidi Fort is just one historical building in the UAE that would be placed under federal protection if a new architectural law...

What Urban Rooftop Gardening Could Do For The Middle East

With so many flat roofs across the Middle East, surely the region is ripe for a bit of rooftop gardening? Recent reports that people in...

Severe Winter Storm Proves Caesarea Predictions True

The cruel sea, with 10 meter high waves took its toll on the ancient port of Caesarea this weekend. Sunday's severe winter storm that raged...

Green Tidings from The American University in Cairo

American University in Cairo's new campus was designed for efficient energy and water usage. Most observers would not think of Egypt as an environmental...

Cancun Ends On Slightly Better Note Than Copenhagen

Cancun ends. Qatar's happy, so is Saudi Arabia. But Bolivia's not. Not every country whose representatives attended the climate talks in Mexico are pleased...

New Apple Headquarters To Be Modeled After Masdar City

What happens when Norman Foster and Steve Jobs get together? The City of Apple, of course. Recently my macbook perished on the coast of Kenya....

Hunky Surfer Calendar Raises Money and Awareness for EcoOcean and Surfing4Peace

New 2011 calendar proves that water conservation can be hunky. One young Swede who recently immigrated to Israel, and was perhaps unaccustomed to the beautiful...

Is Abu Dhabi Deserving of Best City In Middle East – Med Region?

Beating out Marrakech, Doha and Amman, luxurious "rich man's playgrounds" like Al Reem Island cast a shadow on Abu Dhabi's Best City designation Like its neighboring...

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Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

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Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

Adamah in Los Angeles wants to make Jewish climate action local, practical and spiritual

At a time when climate anxiety can feel abstract and overwhelming, and being Jewish something people may need to hide in big cities, Adamah Los Angeles is trying something different: turning Jewish values into local climate action with dirt-under-the-fingernails practicality.

How to safely remove astroturf and plastics from your backyard

For families with kids, pets, or anyone trying to build a cleaner outdoor space, removing old astroturf is one of the simplest ways to reduce unnecessary exposure to plastics and heat. Some past studies suggest that if kids have played on these surfaces you need to wash their hands. 

Is artificial turf bad for your health?

Artificial turf, the green plastic stuff that is supposed to look like grass, was sold to many home-owners as a clever compromise: a green-looking surface that makes you feel homey, but which needs no mowing. It survives heavy use, and in dry places like Middle East deserts, and in California or Texas, it can replace thirsty lawns. But it is toxic.
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